February 12, 2021 Remembering the Angels at the Prothesis The proskomedia, performed before each Eucharist, is perhaps one of the most symbolic and complex elements of worship from a ritual point of view….
February 10, 2021 Autonomous Church In the previous article on church structure, we briefly talked about the exarchate, as the lowest level of church self-government, not including, of course,…
February 4, 2021 Orthodox Relics in Venice: Part Two In the previous article, we began to describe the major Orthodox shrines of Venice. We spoke about how the relics of St Mark the…
February 3, 2021 What Is Exarchate? In the Creed, we confess the One, Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. It is the church of faith, the body of Christ, “the pillar…
January 29, 2021 Orthodox Relics in Venice Everyone visiting Venice is amazed at the abundance of Orthodox shrines assembled in this city over the centuries. In terms of the number of…
January 27, 2021 Thanksgiving for the Eucharist After the communion of the Holy Mysteries of Christ, the service passes onto a separate stage, taking place at the end of the Liturgy….
January 22, 2021 What Is the Magisterium of the Orthodox Church? Very often the Orthodox hear the following question: “What does your Church teach on this or that issue?” Where can the Orthodox faithful find…
January 15, 2021 Filioque in Brief We were recently asked the following question: “Why is it so wrong to say that the Spirit also proceeds from the Son, if He…
January 13, 2021 The Martyrs of Lyon In 2017, the Russian Orthodox calendar was replenished with a group of saints who struggled in the cause of God in Gaul and other…
January 6, 2021 Is Epiphany a Holiday of Both the Nativity and Baptism of Christ? When was our Lord’s birthday celebrated for the first time? In ancient times, the Nativity was celebrated on the same day as the Epiphany,…
January 1, 2021 When Did Orthodox Christians Begin to Read Morning Prayers? A Christian’s morning should always begin with prayer and thanksgiving to God for the past night. Opening the Orthodox “best-seller”, known as a prayer…
December 30, 2020 What Do We Know about Saint Matthias, the 12th Apostle? Matthias (Greek Ματθίας, Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ – “gift of Yahweh”) is one of the disciples of Jesus Christ, who, according to the book of Acts,…
